"But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin
will find you out." (Num. 32:23)
A wealthy widower deeded all his property to an only son and his wife on the condition that he
would be allowed to live in the country with them for the rest of his life. After a few years, when
the inheritance had been spent, the daughter-in-law got tired of having the elderly gentleman
around and told her husband he would have to leave. The son agreed and broke the news to his
father. A short time later he and the feeble old man walked down the dusty road to a state-
supported home for senior citizens. Being very unsteady on his feet, the father finally asked if he
could rest for a few moments on a sawed-off stump to regain his strength for the last mile of the
journey. As he sat there, he suddenly put his head in his hands and began to sob. The son, pricked
in his conscience, tried to make excuses. Finally his dad controlled himself enough to say, "I'm not
crying so much because I'm going to this lonely home for the poor and unfortunate. I'm weeping
because of my own sins. Forty years ago, I walked down this road with my father and brought
him to the very same place. I am now seeing the results of the evil deeds I have sown!"
Let us do to others as we would have them do to us.